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Police Academy (20th Anniversary Special Edition) (1984)

Starring: G.W. Bailey, Kim Cattrall Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: G.W. Bailey, Kim Cattrall, Leslie Easterbrook, George Gaynes, David Graf
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: April 6, 2004
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00019074O
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,950 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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    #71 in  Movies & TV > Comedy > Slapstick
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Special Features

  • New digital transfer
  • Commentary with Steve Guttenberg and other cast and filmmakers
  • "Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed" new documentary
  • Trailer

Editorial Reviews

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Astoundingly silly but incredibly popular, Police Academy is the first film in a seemingly endless franchise that takes aim at the men in blue. After a police academy drops all of its entrance requirements, all manner of misfits flood in, hoping to make it onto the force. One of these misfits, a lazy, aimless cadet played by Steve Guttenberg (Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby), was forced to enlist and tries whatever he can to get kicked out. But once he decides to stay, he tries anything and everything to finish his training, even as his drill instructor tries to shove him out. Featuring a wild bunch of strange supporting characters, from a female trainee who speaks below a whisper to a dominatrix instructor to a human sound-effects machine, Police Academy is mindless but fun. --Robert Lane


Product Description

When the mayor decides that the doors of the police academy be open to any and all, the applicants swarm forth like hordes of losers in a colorful assortment of nonregulation sizes, shapes and eccentricities.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Original and Best, February 9, 2000
By R.THOMPSON (St. Louis, Missouri) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Police Academy (DVD)
This was a great movie from a lost age of silly moviemaking. While the sequals were too trying, the original is a classic from the 80s. Porky's, Animal House, Stripes and Police Academy are all cut from the same mold. Silly, mindless fun. This was when movies were dumb and a whole lot more fun!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "Tackleberry, we really need to talk.", January 6, 2001
By Buck Murdock (the place) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Police Academy (DVD)
This is by far the best and most consistently funny of the 7 Police Academy films. They pretty much got worse as they went on. Some of the funniest gags take place in this one: Tackleberry going nuts during obstacle training, Harris driving the motorbike into the back of a horse, Hightower tearing the seats out of the car and also flipping one over with his hands, the infamous podium/hooker scene, and of course Mahoney and Jones(the sound effect guy) have several funny scenes. Fans of the series will want to have this. The DVD isn't bad for a cheap one. It includes only the full screen version(bummer), the languages/subtitles(of course), cast and crew bios, interactive menus where you can read facts about the film, a reel recommendations section which suggests another Steve Guttenburg film and other films that are also funny (such as Austin Powers), and a scene selection which is common but welcome. The best part of the DVD other than the film itself is the inclusion of all 7 theatrical trailers for each Police Academy film. Genuinely funny and contrary to other reviews, this is no where near the worst film ever made. See it for yourself many many many times on many many many different occasions (inside Police Academy joke).
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Admit it, YOU LOVED IT!, January 22, 2004
By Phillip Smith "Mr. Flix" (Avondale, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
7 movies, a cartoon series, a comic book, a revival TV series, and now...20 years later...THEY'RE BAAACK! Those wacky cops we've all grown to know and love (admit it!) are back in an all new 20th Anniversary DVD! It's Police Academy like you've never seen it before! Digitally re-mastered and available for the first time in WIDESCREEN! This all new Edition will feature the following

Commentary by Steve Guttenberg, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook, G.W. Bailey, director Hugh Wilson and producer Paul Maslansky

Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed - all-new reunion documentary

and the original Theatrical trailer

At the same time of the release, the Police Academy sequels will be available to own FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD! 2,3,6,and 7 will be available in Widescreen with 4 and 5 in Full Frame and each DVD will have a newly created Featurette and their original theatrical trailers!

So warn all your friends and family because the guys (and gals!) in blue are coming back!

"MOVE IT MOVE IT MOVE IT!"

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2.0 out of 5 stars Great Comedy That Ages Well! Too Bad About the DVD!
This is a rarity among comedies in that it actually ages quite well and the jokes are still pretty amusing albeit not perhaps as side-splittingly funny as when you first heard... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars 2 stars out of 4
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A stupid comedy that is sophomoric at best and moronic at worst, Police Academy has probably only garnered its status as a "classic" because its... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars STILL FUNNY
THIS MOVIE IS STILL FUNNY AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS. I COULD WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MAHONEY (STEVE GUTTENBERG) WAS ALWAYS FUNNY AND GETTING INTO TROUBLE AND MAKING THE BEST... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Sequels are Better
I watched Police Academy Two and Three before this one. I was disappointed with some of the sensual humor, and then later realized it was rated R. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Police Academy (20th Anniversary Special Edition) ~ G.W. Bailey
Police Academy (20th Anniversary Special Edition)~ G.W. Bailey is the only good movie of them all. Guttenberg plays an amazing role, and the script is not as paper thinn as the... Read more
Published on May 13, 2006 by Bjorn Viberg

5.0 out of 5 stars No complaints!
Ideal for people who like the film Police Academy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars BEST'S COPS OF ALL TIME!!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good!.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Master OF THE Rare LASERDISCs Movies.
I have POLICE ACADEMY 1,2,3,4,5,6 ON LASERDISCS!!!! And I bought'em includin Part Seven ON DVDs,No doubt Police Academy Rock yer house :P
Published on July 9, 2005 by Baldwin

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